[Avodah] Pesach - Lecithin does not render chocolate non-KLP for Ashkenasim

[Rabbi Meir G. Rabi via Avodah]

Do Kitniyos prohibit a food for Ashkenasim during Pesach, even if they are
just a minor component of that food?

No, unless they are visibly discernible, in which case they must be
removed; the remaining food however may be consumed.
However Kitniyos added in defiance of the known custom, will attract a
penalty. This penalty prohibits the food to those who added the Kitniyot
and for those whom the food was prepared. [implied in the Rema and M"B] It
is permitted however, to others for whom it was not prepared. In short it
can be offered as a gift to friends. It can even be sold to neighbours as
long as it was not manufactured with that purpose in mind.

May I eat during Pesach, foods containing Kitniyos?

Yes. For example, regular chocolate may be eaten during Pesach. Many
mistakenly believe that regular chocolate may not be used on Pesach since
it contains Lecithin. [used as an emulsifier (just a fancy word meaning it
helps all the ingredients stay together as a very smooth paste - if you
make your own mayonnaise, you add egg yolk as an emulsifier to make a
smooth emulsion (a cream; oil and water do not readily combine) which may
be produced from what some consider to be Kitniyos]

As per the Mishneh Berurah 453:8 & 9, even if it is Kitniyos it is
permitted since:

Its proportion is small enough to be Halachically insignificant,
It is certainly not visibly discernible, and
It has been manufactured for the non-Jewish or the Jewish non-Passover
market.

May an Ashkenasi add such proportions to foods being prepared for Pesach,
before or during Pesach?

Not during Pesach. Before Pesach some permit and others prohibit it.



Best,

Meir G. Rabi

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+61 423 207 837
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